“Life is not a bed of roses. It’s often riddled with thorny trials that will make or break us. The same is true for the Mason family and their friends.
“Richard shook his head, ‘General, sir, I am honored beyond words that the men regard me so highly…but I am only nineteen, sir.’
“‘Days away from twenty,’ Jackson remarked, glancing down at a paper before him. ‘I want you to take this as an opportunity from our ever-kind Heavenly Father. He has His hand of blessing upon you, Lt. Mason. Don’t turn away from His plans for you.’
“Join the Mason family as the war continues to rage around them, threatening at any time to take a dear one from them. War can bring out the best and worst in people, and when nerves are strained to the breaking point, will they be able to do what they know is right? And if they fail, will the wallow in defeat or arise the victor over their circumstances?” ~synopsis
Title: The Rivers of Sorrow
Author: Ryana Lynn Miller
Genre(s): Christian Historical Fiction
Rating: ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ (four stars)
Romance Content: Mention of a girl eventually getting married, scenes with husband and wife but nothing intimate or inappropriate
Recommended age range: 10+?
My Review:
FTC disclosure: I was given an ebook copy of this book by the author in exchange for an honest review. I was not required to give a positive review. All thoughts are my own.
As I read each of these books in order, it seems as though they simply get better and better! I greatly enjoyed this one!
One of my favorite parts was seeing how the characters we’ve been following all collide at one point! Not that I like why they “collided” or what happened to them, but it was interesting to see how it all happened.
The action and suspense were just as good as in the last book, perhaps better! The author did leave us hanging in one situation, though, so I’m looking forward to reading the next book!
I enjoyed seeing the main characters grow up, and I can’t wait to see what will come their way in the next books! It was also fun to see some Regulators mentioned as Patriots, since I recently read Preacher on the Run, about that period in history. 🙂
Once again, I appreciate the Biblical principles portrayed in this book, and I am glad I was able to read it! I would recommend this to most people ages 10 and up (content below).
Content, etc: A mention is made of a MC needing to get rid of something if it happened to be playing cards; girls refuse to dance based on 1 Cor. 7:1; President Lincoln is compared to the devil (as described in Is 14:16) in someone’s mind but the person then blushes. President Lincoln is blamed for starting and continuing the war, which could be true, for all I know. 😉 There are also parts about wounds, injuries, and other disgusting things, not too detailed in my opinion.
Note: As of 05/2020, the only place where these books are available for purchase is www.lifeofheritage.com. 🙂
Also, here are some quotes I found online:
Great Books for God's Girls 
Do you know who publishes these?
I believe they are independently published by the author, but I’m not sure what company she uses. I think the only place you can buy them is her website: http://www.lifeofheritage.com . 🙂
Okay, thanks. 🙂